Tijuana Seelster takes fourth straight

Tijuana Seelster (Muscle Mass) hustled to her fourth consecutive harness racing victory on Wednesday (Jun. 21) at Grand River Raceway.

Daryl Thiessen placed the mare fifth for the first quarter of :28.2 but pulled her first-up in the second panel. Toscano Girl (J. Bradley Harris) led to the half in :59.3, and confrontation arose as Tijuana Seelster advanced throughout the third panel.

Three-quarters went up in 1:28.4 with the top two separated by a neck, and Tijuana Seelster trotted clear entering the stretch. Her first-over mission complete, she finished strongly to win by a length-and-a-half in 1:59.1.

Downstairs Party (Garrett Rooney) followed her home and kept it close. Bulldog (Bruce Richardson) finished third.

TIJUANA SEELSTER REPLAY

Tijuana Seelster has won four in a row and six of her past seven starts. Jacob Roberts conditions the four-year-old for Triple S Equine of Newton. The mare has nine wins and $66,869 in earnings in 34 lifetime outings.

Grand River Raceway will hold racing next on Friday, Jun. 23 beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

For completer race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink